Apr 9, 2011 · Everybody lives in awe of the "Old People", whose might built marvels, yet they believe that God sent "Tribulation" (most likely some form of ...

Mar 26, 2023 · Wyndham's world of mutants and telepaths feels sadly believable, demonstrating how beliefs can either unify us, or completely divide us. The ...

They have developed telepathic talents, and can communicate with one another, mind to mind, using images and words. It's not difficult to conceal, because it's ...

SFreviews.net gave a mixed review, stating that "The Chrysalids comes heart-wrenchingly close to being John Wyndham's most powerful and profound work", but ...

This book explores the citizens and the morals of a very isolated society, in the little farm town of Waknuk. At times there seems to be no plot to this story, ...

Nov 18, 2008 · The Chrysalids is a perfectly conceived and constructed work from the classic era of science fiction. It is a Voltairean philosophical tale that ...

Nov 13, 2011 · The novel follows his slow realisation that if others were to ever discover their secret, they would be killed. Eventually they are discovered, ...

Sep 13, 2016 · This world of mutants and telepaths still feels nicely grounded, making the persecution of these “deviations” all the more unsettling to behold.

One of my all time favorite books. Kinda my spiritual awakening and agnostic beginnings. mainlymysteries's review against another edition.

Sep 25, 2012 · In The Chrysalids John Wyndham takes the reader into the anguished heart of a community where the chances of breeding true are less than 50 ...